Analysis of The Cow In Apple-Time

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



Something inspires the only cow of late
To make no more of a wall than an open gate,
And think no more of wall-builders than fools.
Her face is flecked with pomace and she drools
A cider syrup. Having tasted fruit,
She scorns a pasture withering to the root.
She runs from tree to tree where lie and sweeten.
The windfalls spiked with stubble and worm-eaten.
She leaves them bitten when she has to fly.
She bellows on a knoll against the sky.
Her udder shrivels and the milk goes dry.


Scheme AABBCCDDEEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1001010111 111110111101 0111111011 011111011 0101010101 11010100101 11111111010 0111100110 1111011111 1101010101 01100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 482
Words 93
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 382
Words per stanza (avg) 91
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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